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Space Shuttle Discover travels to its final resting place in style

Space Shuttle Discover travels to its final resting place in style

It isn't often that aircraft fly over the National Mall in Washington DC at low altitudes. Any aircraft that attempts...

Chinese tech counterfeiting, visualized

Chinese tech counterfeiting, visualized

It's hard to tell the difference sometimes. At other times, it's comically easy. Apple and other companies have fallen victim...

A whimsical look at the future of the IT help desk

A whimsical look at the future of the IT help desk

Tech help desks have a stigma that surrounds them. Long waits. Frustrations. Failures. Calling them is rarely a pleasant activity....

What are some of the most exciting social media developments that came out of SXSWi?

What are some of the most exciting social media developments that came out of SXSWi?

SXSWi is growing to be one of the most anticipated parts of the annual event known as South by Southwest....

The question that needs to be asked again: Is Facebook really worth 12-digits?

The question that needs to be asked again: Is Facebook really worth 12-digits?

$100,000,000,000. A one followed by 11 zeroes. Has social networking truly become so lucrative that Facebook's intention of launching their...

The single most important thing businesses can do to improve their search rankings

The single most important thing businesses can do to improve their search rankings

No, it's not spam, but it is associated with a pork product. Search engine optimization has a bad name in...

A valid question about bank transfers

A valid question about bank transfers

There are certain financial events that seem to happen online instantaneously. When we buy something with a credit or debit...

Why startups should look more like Instagram and less like Tabasco

Why startups should look more like Instagram and less like Tabasco

Hope can be a great thing. False hope can destroy lives. Such is the case with what an esteemed colleague...

The ins and outs of hybrid technology

The ins and outs of hybrid technology

We know it works. We know it gets us better gas mileage than other types of vehicles. We know that...

Path may be the next startup to go huge after $30 million round of funding

Path may be the next startup to go huge after $30 million round of funding

Everyone has startup fever again after Facebook's huge purchase of Instagram last week, perfect timing for Path to announce a...

The 1950 that 1925 envisioned would have been nice

The 1950 that 1925 envisioned would have been nice

Aircraft landing fields on top of buildings. Zeppelins taking people too and fro. Self-reliant building communities with schools and businesses...

“Social Discovery” spins social networking away from the mundane

“Social Discovery” spins social networking away from the mundane

The same people. The same updates. The promise of social media being a way to find the fresh and new...

Online empires fall. Will Facebook?

Online empires fall. Will Facebook?

It's hard to imagine the world without Facebook right now. Even people who aren't users are affected by it even...

Marketing around the collapse of the Daily Deal

Marketing around the collapse of the Daily Deal

When Groupon rejected a $6 billion buyout from Google in late 2010, the company clearly saw nothing but rosy skies....

Population poses problems technology can’t fix

Population poses problems technology can’t fix

Many of the problems that face the world currently have been solved through technology. Food can be grown, raised, processed,...

Pinterest growth stalled in March. So what?

Pinterest growth stalled in March. So what?

After doubling its users in February, growth slowed dramatically in March down to 1 million new users or 5% growth....

Clash of the titans: Google+ vs. Facebook

Clash of the titans: Google+ vs. Facebook

Since the upstart of Google Plus, it has been increasing its popularity at a very fast rate. Shockingly enough, at...

Instagram: The timeline of a rock star product

Instagram: The timeline of a rock star product

As startup success stories go, few can compare to Instagram. When they were purchased by Facebook earlier this week, there...

Google+ vs Facebook, by the numbers

Google+ vs Facebook, by the numbers

When it comes to social networking and search, the two big internet activities are dominated by the 800 lb gorilla...

The Listserve: A lottery where one person a day can talk to the world

The Listserve: A lottery where one person a day can talk to the world

Some ideas were born to work. The Listserve may be one of them What would you say if you were...